tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post2586541798220731859..comments2015-03-29T15:30:12.771-05:00Comments on The Norse Mythology Blog: SURVIVAL OF THE OLD WAYSDr. Karl E. H. Seigfriedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175244816952769358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-50241046751575487652015-02-23T03:50:25.394-06:002015-02-23T03:50:25.394-06:00The practice to leave the corner of the Field uncu...The practice to leave the corner of the Field uncut was also an old custom in Germany. It was called Sleipnirs fodder, as they expected Wodan to come soon, as he was the Winterking, god of the Wintersolstice .<br /><br />Ocko Frieseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709821740825790520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2841348142033509263.post-80704440183154220032014-03-17T10:24:40.823-05:002014-03-17T10:24:40.823-05:00&quot;If you have people in your own family with s...<i>&quot;If you have people in your own family with stories to tell, take time now to listen. If you don’t learn the family traditions and pass them on to your own children, this beautiful heritage of oral tradition will be lost forever.&quot;</i><br /><br />Well-said. My Bestefar is #5 of eight children born to my great-grandparents who emigrated from Norway. I could sit and listen to him tell tales of his parents&#39; lives all day, and in fact I do, especially on Krumkakker Day. Before the family Yule gathering, I go to my grandparents&#39; house and make krumkakker with Bestefar for the family to enjoy. It&#39;s wonderful.Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09330788799336078800noreply@blogger.com